Since picking up a camera in 2009 I’ve set myself at least one photography project a year. To me the value of these projects is completely inherent in the act of doing them or, more importantly, the act of completing them at a level with which I am happy. I do them to prove to myself that I can.
I like food. I like making it, I like eating it & I even don't mind photographing it. Follow me as I tour all 50 states, making the signature sandwich of each state as I go — all from the comfort of my own home.
A photo every day for seven days that represents you. This could be a self portrait, an activity, an object you feel a connection to, anything as long as you feel it somehow shows part of who you are.
Most of my projects have not only been day-sequential, but have also had quite a strict set of rules. Be it the equipment, the subject, or some other stipulation. I wanted to do something that gave me a little more freedom without losing structure. So here is my own brief for my Fifty Two Weeks: I am going to create 52 images, each image is going to be created from at least two photographs taken that week.
I did this project with Ashley after she suggested it over Twitter. We wanted to add a twist to the standard format & invited everyone in our networks to suggest & vote on a daily theme for each photo. The voting process meant that we wouldn’t know the theme until the day before shooting it, giving us very little time to prep, shoot, edit & post the results.
This is my third and possibly final Fifty of Fifty. This was 50 photos in 50 days all taken with a 50mm lens. A simple concept but to actually reach the end, at a reasonable standard, took some serious dedication, motivation & to add some more pressure I decided to do a short ‘How-I-Shoot’ style post for each & every photo.
This was my second Fifty of Fify. Again 50 photos over 50 days with a 50mm lens. It introduced my signature line & text combination to other photographers, which now seems to have defined a new type of Project 50. For this series I decided to add a cinematic feel using composition, post processing & titles to help tell a story with each image.
A weeklong project forcing me to turn the camera on myself. I took on this project after feeling like I was neglecting my camera a little bit after completing my 365.
2009 was the year I got my first camera, I decided the best way for me to get into the swing of things was to take a photo a day for 2009 — this entire project can been seen on my flickr.
I am currently working my way back through my archives to display all my old projects on this page, so check back later if you want to see some blasts from the past!